The Water Fittings Regulations affect you in several important areas:

• You need to tell us if you plan to install a Type BA-Verifiable back-flow preventer with reduced pressure zone (RPZ) valve.
• You need to tell us about any alterations or installations of water using processes.
• A material change of use of any premises.

The Fittings Regulations require you to tell us if you want to install or erect the following:

• A building or structure
• A bath with a capacity of more than 230 litres as measured to the centreline of the overflow
• A bidet with ascending spray or flexible hose
• A multi-head shower
• A pump connected directly to a supply pipe & drawing more than 12 litres per minute
• A water softener or reverse osmosis water unit
• A garden watering system unless designed to be operated by hand
• The construction of a pond or pool of more than 10,000 litres capacity

To tell us about plans of this kind, please contact us. We shall respond within ten days of receipt.